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| March 19 2025

Facile preparation of chemically stable metal mesh-based superamphiphobic surface toward effective anti-adhesion

Yinyu Sun, Zihan Yin et al.

Superamphiphobic materials that possess extraordinary hydrophobic and oleophobic dual characteristics have aroused widespread attention for their application in the fields of self-cleaning, petroleum ...

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| March 19 2025

Enhanced integrated therapy for breast cancer employing Honokiol-loaded mesoporous polydopamine nanoparticles in conjunction with photothermal effects and low-dose metformin

Qianqian Du, Qianfan Zhang et al.

Breast cancer remains a significant global health challenge, emphasizing the pressing need for innovative therapeutic approaches. Our thorough research investigates the potential of mesoporous ...

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| March 19 2025

High-voltage current sensing with nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond

Shao-Chun Zhang, Long Zhao et al.

The negatively charged nitrogen-vacancy color center in diamond exhibits several remarkable properties, which make it widely used in magnetic field sensing. In particular, the magnetic field ...

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| March 19 2025

Determination of the B4-B1 phase boundary in semiconductors using isothermal compression Raman spectroscopy

Binbin Wu, Yu Li et al.

The pressure-induced phase transition from hexagonal wurtzite (B4) to cubic rock salt (B1) in semiconductors is generally identified as an important displacement-type structural transition. Despite ...

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| March 19 2025

Erbium-doped yttrium oxide thin films grown by chemical vapor deposition for quantum technologies

Anna Blin, Alexander Kolar et al.

The obtention of quantum-grade rare-earth-doped oxide thin films that can be integrated with optical cavities and microwave resonators is of great interest for the development of scalable quantum ...

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| March 19 2025

Interactions of fractional solitons with local defects: Stabilization and scattering

Thawatchai Mayteevarunyoo, Boris A. Malomed

Stability is an essential problem in theoretical and experimental studies of solitons in nonlinear media with fractional diffraction, which is represented by the Riesz derivative with Lévy index (LI) ...

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| March 19 2025

The corridor effect in droplet and aerosol pathogens transmission

Ioannis William Kokkinakis (Iωάννης Koκκινάκης), Dimitris Drikakis (Δημήτρης Δρικάκης)

This study investigates the effect of natural ventilation on the distribution of airborne pathogens in narrow, low-ceiling corridors typical of hotels, offices, or cruise ships. Two scenarios are ...

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